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U.S. Populated Place Areas 2002

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Identification Information
Citation
Originator
Geographic Data Technology, Inc. (GDT)
Originator
Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI)
Publication Date
20020401
Title
U.S. Populated Place Areas 2002
Edition
2002
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Series Information
Series Name
ESRI Data Maps
Issue Identification
2002
Publication Information
Publication Place
Redlands, California, USA
Publisher
Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI)
Online Linkage
https://figgy.princeton.edu/downloads/ea09e59b-5bd6-4b57-b2cb-bb381f605b86/file/c94e32be-7b56-47fc-a982-012dd90399f8
Abstract
U.S. Populated Place Areas represents populated place areas that include census designated places, consolidated cities, and incorporated places within United States identified by the U.S. Bureau of the Census.
Purpose
U.S. Populated Place Areas provides areal locations for populated places including attributes - name, FIPS code, Census class, area, and selected demographic data.
Supplemental Information
Largest scale when displaying the data: 1:100,000.
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
ground condition
Bounding Box
West
-176.810433
East
173.427670
North
71.339526
South
18.950597
Theme Keyword
polygon
places
populated places
cities
towns
villages
demographics
housing units
boundaries
society
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
None
Place Keyword
United States
Place Keyword Thesaurus
None
Temporal Keyword
2000
2000
Temporal Keyword Thesaurus
None
Access Restrictions
Access granted to Licensee only.
Use Restrictions
The data are provided by multiple, third party data vendors under license to ESRI for inclusion on ESRI Data Maps CD–ROMs for use with ESRI® software. Each data vendor has its own data licensing policies and may grant varying redistribution rights to end users. Please consult the redistribution rights below for this data set provided on ESRI Data Maps CD–ROMs. As used herein, “Geodata” shall mean any digital data set consisting of geographic data coordinates and associated attributes. The redistribution rights for this data set: Redistribution rights are granted by the data vendor for hard-copy renditions or static, electronic map images (e.g. .gif, .jpeg, etc.) that are plotted, printed, or publicly displayed with proper metadata and source/copyright attribution to the respective data vendor(s). Geodata is redistributable with a Value-Added Software Application developed by ESRI Business Partners on a royalty-free basis with proper metadata and source/copyright attribution to the respective data vendor(s). The terms and conditions below apply to all the data sets provided on the ESRI Data Maps CD–ROMs. Proprietary Rights and Copyright: Licensee acknowledges that the Data and Related Materials contain proprietary and confidential property of ESRI and its licensor(s). The Data and Related Materials are owned by ESRI and its licensor(s) and are protected by United States copyright laws and applicable international copyright treaties and/or conventions. Limited Warranty and Disclaimer: ESRI warrants that the media upon which the Data and Related Materials are provided will be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use and service for a period of ninety (90) days from the date of receipt. THE DATA AND RELATED MATERIALS ARE EXCLUDED FROM THE LIMITED WARRANTY, AND THE LICENSEE EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE DATA CONTAINS SOME NONCONFORMITIES, DEFECTS, OR ERRORS. ESRI DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE DATA WILL MEET LICENSEE'S NEEDS OR EXPECTATIONS; THAT THE USE OF THE DATA WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED; OR THAT ALL NONCONFORMITIES, DEFECTS, OR ERRORS CAN OR WILL BE CORRECTED. ESRI IS NOT INVITING RELIANCE ON THIS DATA, AND THE LICENSEE SHOULD ALWAYS VERIFY ACTUAL DATA. EXCEPT FOR THE LIMITED WARRANTY SET FORTH ABOVE, THE DATA AND RELATED MATERIALS CONTAINED THEREIN ARE PROVIDED "AS-IS," WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Exclusive Remedy and Limitation of Liability: The entire liability of ESRI or its licensor(s) and Licensee's exclusive remedy shall be to terminate the Agreement upon Licensee returning the Data and Related Materials to ESRI with a copy of Licensee's invoice/receipt and ESRI returning the license fees paid to Licensee. IN NO EVENT SHALL ESRI AND/OR ITS LICENSOR(S) BE LIABLE FOR COSTS OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOST PROFITS, LOST SALES, OR BUSINESS EXPENDITURES, INVESTMENTS, OR COMMITMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH ANY BUSINESS; LOSS OF ANY GOODWILL; OR FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR USE OF THE DATA AND RELATED MATERIALS, HOWEVER CAUSED, ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, AND WHETHER OR NOT ESRI OR ITS LICENSOR(S) HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. THESE LIMITATIONS SHALL APPLY NOTWITHSTANDING ANY FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY EXCLUSIVE REMEDY. Third Party Beneficiary: ESRI's licensor(s) has (have) authorized ESRI to (sub)distribute and (sub)license its (their) data as incorporated into the Data and Related Materials. As an intended third party beneficiary to this Agreement, the ESRI licensor(s) is (are) entitled to directly enforce, in its own name, the rights and obligations undertaken by the Licensee and to seek all legal and equitable remedies as are afforded to ESRI. In the event that the data vendor(s) has (have) granted the end user permission to redistribute the Geodata, please use proper proprietary or copyright attribution for the various data vendor(s), and provide the associated metadata file(s) with the Geodata. In compliance with FGDC metadata standards, ESRI has attempted to practice proper metadata methodologies by providing any data source information, descriptions, and file names to assist in this effort.
Status
Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency
Matches software update releases
Point of Contact
Contact Organization
Princeton University Library
Contact Telephone
609-258-6804
Contact Electronic Mail Address
shawatw@princeton.edu
Hours of Service
8:45 a.m.–5:00 p.m. EST, Monday–Friday
Native Data Set Environment
Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.1.3.679
Data Quality Information
Logical Consistency Report
No duplicate features are present.
Completeness Report
After processing, the data set is checked for drawing display and number of records and file sizes compared with source materials. Line simplification/smoothing was performed with a tolerance of 0.005 decimal degrees and a coordinate reduction using the Douglas-Peucker method with a tolerance of 0.0003 decimal degrees. Very small polygons were eliminated when the combination of geographic codes existed elsewhere.
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report
The geospatial part of this data set was extracted from the 2000 Census TIGER/Line™ files, and then generalized to tolerance of 0.0003 decimal degrees.
Lineage
Source
Originator
Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Geography Division
Publication Date
20010718
Title
Cartographic Boundary Files
Edition
2000
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Series Information
Series Name
Cartographic Boundary Files
Issue Identification
2000
Publication Information
Publication Place
online
Publisher
Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Geography Division
Online Linkage
http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/pl2000.html
Source Scale Denominator
500000
Type of Source Media
online
Source Temporal Extent
Time Period Information
Single Date/Time
Calendar Date
200001
Source Currentness Reference
ground condition
Contribution
Attribute and geospatial data
Source
Originator
Department of Commerce, Census Bureau
Publication Date
2001
Title
Summary File 1 (SF1)
Edition
2000
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
tabular digital data
Series Information
Series Name
Summary File 1 (SF1)
Issue Identification
2000
Publication Information
Publication Place
USA
Publisher
Department of Commerce, Census Bureau
Other Citation Details
The Summary File 1 (SF1) data is based on the 2000 Census of Population.
Type of Source Media
CD–ROM
Source Temporal Extent
Time Period Information
Single Date/Time
Calendar Date
200004
Source Currentness Reference
ground condition
Contribution
Attribute data
Spatial Data Organization Information
Direct Spatial Reference Method
Vector
Point and Vector Object Information
SDTS Terms Description
SDTS Point and Vector Object Type
G-polygon
Point and Vector Object Count
25150
Spatial Reference Information
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
Geographic
Latitude Resolution
0.000001
Longitude Resolution
0.000001
Geographic Coordinate Units
Decimal degrees
Geodetic Model
Horizontal Datum Name
North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid Name
Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major Axis
6378137.000000
Denominator of Flattening Ratio
298.257222
Entity and Attribute Information
Entity Type
Entity Type Label
placeply
Entity Type Definition
The polygons represent concentrations of population that include census designated places, consolidated cities, and incorporated places identified by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Entity Type Definition Source
Department of Commerce, Census Bureau
Attributes
FID
Internal feature number. (Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.)
Definition Source
ESRI
Shape
Feature geometry. (Coordinates defining the features.)
Definition Source
ESRI
AREANAME
The populated place name. (Names for the features.)
Definition Source
Department of Commerce, Census Bureau
CLASS
The class of the populated place.
borough
In Connecticut, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, an incorporated place.
CDP
Census designated place - A statistical entity, defined for each decennial census according to Census Bureau guidelines, comprising a densely settled concentration of population that is not within an incorporated place, but is locally identified by a name.
city
An incorporated place in 49 States and the District of Columbia. In 20 States, some or all cities are not part of any minor civil division, and the Census Bureau also treats these as county subdivisions, statistically equivalent to minor civil divisions.
city (consolidated, balance)
The portion of the consolidated city minus the incorporated places. For statistical purposes, these entities are treated as statistically equivalent to a place and have no legal basis or functions.
city and borough
unknown
city and county
unknown
municipality
unknown
town
An incorporated place in 30 States. In New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and South Dakota, the Census Bureau treats these towns as the equivalent of a minor civil division.
village
An incorporated place in 20 States. The Census Bureau treats all villages in New Jersey, South Dakota, and Wisconsin, and some villages in Ohio as county subdivisions.
Definition Source
Department of Commerce, Census Bureau
ST
The two-letter abbreviation for the state in which the populated place is located. (Federal Information Processing Standards 5–2National Institute of Standards and Technology)
Definition Source
Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology
STFIPS
The FIPS code (two-digit number) for the state in which the populated place is located. (Federal Information Processing StandardsNational Institute of Standards and Technology)
Definition Source
Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology
PLACEFIP
The FIPS code (five-digit number) for the populated place within a State. (Federal Information Processing Standards Pub 55National Institute of Standards and Technology)
Definition Source
Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology
HOUSEUNITS
The 2000 housing unit counts of the populated place. (Numbers for the features.)
Definition Source
Department of Commerce, Census Bureau
POPULATION
The 2000 population of the populated place. (Numbers for the features.)
Definition Source
Department of Commerce, Census Bureau
POP_CL
The code for the population class of the populated place.
1
Population from 0 - 249.
2
Population from 250 - 499.
3
Population from 500 - 999.
4
Population from 1,000 - 2,499.
5
Population from 2,500 - 9,999.
6
Population from 10,000 - 49,999.
7
Population from 50,000 - 99,999.
8
Population from 100,000 - 499,999.
9
Population from 500,000 - 999,999.
10
Population from 1,000,000 and up.
0
Population unknown.
Definition Source
ESRI
AREALAND
The area in square miles of the populated place which is land. (Numbers for the features.)
Definition Source
Department of Commerce, Census Bureau
AREAWATER
The area in square miles of the populated place which is water. (Numbers for the features.)
Definition Source
Department of Commerce, Census Bureau
Distribution Information
Name
Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date
20080930
Metadata Contact
Contact Information
Contact Organization Primary
Contact Organization
Princeton University Library
Contact Person
Tsering Wangyal Shawa
Contact Address
Address
Digital Map and Geospatial Information Center, The Lewis Library, Room 228, Princeton University
City
Princeton
State or Province
NJ
Postal Code
08544
Country
USA
Contact Voice Telephone
609-258-6804
Contact Electronic Mail Address
shawatw@princeton.edu
Hours of Service
8:45 a.m.–5:00 p.m. EST, Monday–Friday
Metadata Standard Name
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version
FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata Extensions
Online Linkage
http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html
Profile Name
ESRI Metadata Profile
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